MIT Technology Review - mobilehttp://www.technologyreview.com/tagged/mobile-0/
enBroadcast Every Little Dramahttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/536141/broadcast-every-little-drama/
<p>Meerkat and Periscope show how simple, fun, and weird live-streaming can be.</p><p>Like the frequent posture of its cute, furry namesake, a live-streaming video app called <a href="http://meerkatapp.co/" target="0">Meerkat</a> recently got people to stand up and take notice.</p>Mon, 30 Mar 2015 18:26:00 +0000juniper.friedman536141 at http://www.technologyreview.comFacebook Lets Developers Build on Its Chat Apphttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/536166/facebook-lets-developers-build-on-its-chat-app/
<p>Facebook hopes that adding functionality like video sharing and shopping to Messenger will help it grow even as competition rises.</p><p>Facebook is responding to the growing popularity of mobile messaging apps by giving its own messaging app new capabilities. The company will let developers make their apps work within Facebook Messenger, and is also making it possible for shoppers to chat with businesses using the app.</p>Wed, 25 Mar 2015 20:09:00 +0000juniper.friedman536166 at http://www.technologyreview.comGoogle Makes Its Search Engine a Remote Control for Some Mobile Appshttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/528681/google-makes-its-search-engine-a-remote-control-for-some-mobile-apps/
<p>Google wants you to talk to its search box instead of spending time hunting through the jumble of apps on your smartphone.</p><p>Getting stuff done using a smartphone often involves swiping through a jumble of icons looking for just the right app, then navigating within it to find what you want. Google aims to change that by creating search results that take you somewhere specific within an app or trigger a function like playing music by a specific artist.</p>Fri, 27 Jun 2014 19:20:00 +0000Kyanna.Sutton528681 at http://www.technologyreview.comResearchers Find Security Cracks in Google Glasshttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/517211/researchers-find-security-cracks-in-google-glass/
<p>Starting with Google Glass, wearable technology could usher in a new era of security weaknesses, researchers say.</p><p>Internet-connected devices are ripe for hacking—and it seems that wearable gadgets like Google’s forthcoming head-mounted computer, Glass, are no exception.</p>Wed, 17 Jul 2013 18:20:00 +0000juniper.friedman517211 at http://www.technologyreview.comNext in Wearable Computing: A Device for Dogshttp://www.technologyreview.com/news/516461/next-in-wearable-computing-a-device-for-dogs/
<p>As Google Glass gains momentum, companies and researchers are trying to decide what will be the next big breakthrough in wearable technology.</p><p>We’re just starting to see the early adopters of wearable computing wandering the streets gazing through Google’s head-worn computer or staring down at their Pebble smart watch. But a slew of researchers are already hard at work figuring out what will come next. Among the more outlandish ideas these researchers are experimenting with: sensors embedded in clothing and teeth, and—oh yes—a wearable computer designed just for dogs.</p>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 04:00:00 +0000juniper.friedman516461 at http://www.technologyreview.comFour Charts That Illustrate The Transformation of Personal Computinghttp://www.technologyreview.com/view/508651/four-charts-that-illustrate-the-transformation-of-personal-computing/
<p>You’ve probably already heard or read about the massive shift to mobile computing that is underway. But a picture’s worth a thousand words.</p><p>Venture capitalist Mary Meeker gave her year-end “State of the Internet” presentation last week, to much geeky fanfare. In her talk, Meeker, who works for Kleiner Perkins Caufield &amp; Byers, used several telling charts to reiterate something we’ve known for a while: the trend shaping the Web is the explosion in popularity of connected mobile devices.</p>Tue, 11 Dec 2012 20:01:06 +0000mike.orcutt508651 at http://www.technologyreview.comGoogle Now Gets More Travel-Friendly For the Holidayshttp://www.technologyreview.com/view/508401/google-now-gets-more-travel-friendly-for-the-holidays/
<p>The intuitive Android assistant adds boarding passes, song ID feature.</p><p><!--embed: image: googlenow.jpg--></p>Wed, 05 Dec 2012 22:56:44 +0000rachelmetz508401 at http://www.technologyreview.comThe Sudden Departure of Intel's CEOhttp://www.technologyreview.com/view/507656/the-sudden-departure-of-intels-ceo/
<p>Intel has made strides on mobile chips, but apparently not fast enough to win market share.</p><p>Intel is a very well-run and methodical company that likes to carefully manage big moments like CEO transitions. So it was surprising to see today that the company <a href="http://blogs.barrons.com/techtraderdaily/2012/11/19/intel-chair-bryant-tried-to-get-otellini-to-stay-cherished-ceos-departure-a-hard-day/?mod=BOLBlog" target="_blank">appeared to be surprised </a>by CEO Paul Otellini’s decision to <a href="http://newsroom.intel.com/community/intel_newsroom/blog/2012/11/19/intel-ceo-paul-otellini-to-retire-in-may?cid=rss-90004-c1-278408" target="_blank">retire in May at age 62</a>. There is no clear successor.</p>Mon, 19 Nov 2012 20:36:00 +0000brian.bergstein507656 at http://www.technologyreview.com